Baseball has been absent from the Olympic Games since 2008, and Team USA, comprised of “24 ballplayers with 24 different stories,” is eager to win it all.
Team USA wrestler Gable Steveson used his Olympic debut to put the world on notice. But to the 275-pound star, his success was anything but shocking. The charismatic, back-flipping superstar with WWE aspirations was born for this.
J.R. Richard, who went 107-71 with a 3.15 ERA and 1,493 strikeouts in 10 seasons with the Astros before his career was cut short in 1980 by a major stroke, has died at the age of 71.
Allyson Felix set a women’s Olympic record when she won her 10th career medal with a bronze in the 400 meters as Shaunae Miller-Uibo defended her gold from Rio.